Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.

WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
G. NJ, Lacey: There is no doubt
in the world but that this part of the
country is drifting slowly but surely
into fine and fast horses, and we have
to-day some as good ones as can be
found anywhere. Look, for instance,
at the young horse, &c, b. he made
his first appearance at IA Fair last
August, and showed that he could
trot close to Il two-minute clip, and
at St. Louis he nearly walked over
the score, the 4th heat IN 2:26. But
he is not the only trotter in the
country, for Missouri Is full of them;
all they want is to he developed. l
see by the Chicago Horseman that
Nat McCarty has got a wonder in The
shape of a 3-year-old PAGER, having
paced one-half mile last fall IN 1921.
Now. my Christian friend, we have a
3 year-old horse in Mexico that could
pace one-half mile, last fall, in 1:19,
and could show us an 9Th at a 2:20
clip ON this track, and every III
knows it is nearly two rods longer.
Now if any 3-year-old i come here
and beat his race | will say they
need not go away empty handed. In
the thoroughbred stations we have
Sam Powers. by Imported Biiit, and
a race horse he is TOD And right here
in Mexico We have the 3-year-old
colt Fred Zeibis. by Frogtown, he by
Bonnie Scotland his dam is by lobe
Drum, by Lexington, being fine and
fashionahly bred on both sides, Mon
tana, Regent and others. Bonnie
Scotland has shown himself to be a
race horse. He took up 122 pounds
last season and beat three of the best
ones. There is no reason why this
colt here should not be as good as
anybody's in good hands. His sire
had the best record of his day and
could run any distance.
s. j. Duncan, electrician: Elec-
trio light is much cheaper, more
healthful and more agreeable than
gas. AS to it being cheaper, l will
illustrate, as follows: A gas burner,
consuming 5 feet of gas per hour, for
5 hours a night for 80 nights, or a
month, at $500 per thousand costs
about 1925; or at $3.50, S1S.75.
To this add leakage from pipe in the
house, which always occurs and
must be paid for: plumbing bills,
rent for meter, cost Of fixtures, etc.
For all this you get a 1G candle
power light, if the gas is of first
quality. Extra, without charge, you
get heat and a bad smell, if pipes
leak. Now, on the other hand, for
s1.00 per month you can get a stand
ard, 16 candle-power incandesent
electric lamp, for the same number
Of hours as gas, without heat, leak
age or meter rent, aud if a contract is
made for one year or more, the lamp
will be placed without charge for
wiring, ETC., unless fancy fixtures are
desired. In this system, it is impos-
sible to get a 'shock" from the lamp,
which, by the way, can neither be
blown out or explode, and is in no
way unhealthful or dangerous.
j. F. Llewellyn: 1 don't think
the proposed change in the weather
indication signals, to take affect
March LIST, will prevent anyone from
using the old flags until they are
worn out or become unserviceable.
The reason for introducing the new
flags is I suppose, that they are more
easily read than the old ones.
j. FL. Lane: The warm. sunshine
brings out the candidates in a hurry,
on Sundays, especially. Let me
see, didn't the LEDGER publish a
list of those talked of some time ago?
Yes, and I tell you, I think you can
publish another list in q few days,
from the way the crowd of ''those
talked of is increasing.
Joe Moore: Well sir, l just took
a valentine out of my box, one of
those ugly affairs, and I'd give
thirty cents to know who sent it to
me. All the same, its a day head
of time, and I guess it is hardly as
bad as if I had received it on the 14h.
W. Il. Edmonston: Though hand
shaking is, n might say, almost in
separately connected with "~election-
eerIng," the nan who shakes the
most hands is not always the success
full candidate no, not by a long shot.
j. c. Bassford says the Mining
Co. will begin boring as soon as they
secure leases. Of course the Company